Keren, historically known as Sanhit, is the second largest city in Eritrea, about 91 kilometers northwest of the capital, Asmara, at an elevation of 1,590 meters. The city spreads across a wide basin surrounded on all sides by granite mountains, serves as the capital of the Anseba Region, and is home to a number of ethnic groups including the Bilen and Tigre peoples.
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1. Wikidata: Keren
Wikidata Q534409, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 38.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 38.25
15.75 38.25 BWh
3. GeoNames: Keren - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 333287, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 333287, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
15.77792 38.45107 P PPLA ER 01 404 74800 1399 Africa/Asmara
Keren (Wikipedia)
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